Auction Preview: The Collection of Lee Bouvier Radziwill at Christie’s, New York, October 17
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What: The Collection of Lee Bouvier RadziwillWhere: Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Center, New YorkWhen: October 17, 10:00 amPublic Viewing: October 11, 2019, 10am - 5pm, October 12, 2019, 10am - 5pm, October 13, 2019, 1pm - 5pm, October 14, 2019, 10am - 5pm, OAuction Preview: The Collection of Lee Bouvier Radziwill at Christie’s, New York, October 17
What: The Collection of Lee Bouvier RadziwillWhere: Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Center, New YorkWhen: October 17, 10:00 amPublic Viewing: October 11, 2019, 10am - 5pm, October 12, 2019, 10am - 5pm, October 13, 2019, 1pm - 5pm, October 14, 2019, 10am - 5pm, October 15, 2019, 10am - 5pmTop Lots at the Sale:— “Visit of Mrs. John F. Kennedy to India (March 1962).” [New Delhi:] Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India [1962]. Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill’s visit to India. A detailed and rare photographic record of the sisters’ semi-official trip to India in March 1962, featuring numerous images of both during their historic visit. Folio album (12.25x15.5 in). 89 black-and-white and color photographs in various sizes. Featured in lot 1006. Estimate: 40,000 USD - 60,000 USD— “Running Giraffe,” 1960 — Peter Beard (B. 1938); gelatin silver print, mounted on cut canvas, mounted on board, extensively annotated in ink (recto). Measurement: image: 43x43 in. (109.2x109.2 cm); mount: 46x48 in. (116.8x121.9 cm). Featured in lot 1069. Estimate: 30,000 USD - 50,000 USD— “Visit to Pakistan March 21-26, 1962.” [Lahore, 1962]. Jackie Kennedy & Lee Radziwill’s visit to West Pakistan in photographs. A rare photo album with superb images from the West Pakistan leg of their semi-official tour of the subcontinent. The first page features a large profile bust of Jacqueline Kennedy in charcoal. Folio album (16.5x23.75 in.), 20 leaves interleaved with tissue with 44 photographs mounted within. Featured in lot 1008. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “Photograph album of John F. Kennedy’s visit to Berlin, 26 June 1963,” with calligraphic inscription on the first leaf: “Prinzessin Lee Radziwill in remembrance of the visit to Berlin on the 26th of June 1963.” Additionally inscribed and signed to Lee Radziwill by Willy Brandt (1913-1992), in German, Berlin, 1 July 1963. Folio album (14.5x11.5 in). 16 leaves, with 14 black-and-white photographs. Featured in lot 1011. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “John F. Kennedy Memorial Runnymede, England, 14 May 1965.” Honoring JFK at the birthplace of constitutional government. A touching set of color photographs of the ceremonies dedicating the memorial to John F. Kennedy erected at Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215. 19 color 8x10 in. photographs housed in a ring-bound loose leaf photograph album, quarto (10.5x9.75 in.) in red leatherette boards (front spine weak). Featured in lot 1013. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “A collection of photographs, c. 1950s - 1970s.” Lee Radziwill and Family in Photographs. The collection features a wide variety of images, including many candid photographs of Lee Radziwill and her family and circle (including several by Peter Beard). 51 color and black-and-white photographs, various sizes (some examples trimmed). Featured in lot 1016. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD— “Tigers in a landscape” — Circle of Jacques Laurent Agasse (Geneva 1767-1849 London); oil on canvas. Measurement: 27 7/8x36 in. (70.9x91.3 cm). Featured in lot 1049. Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USDFor details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more